It seems that with newer cars being more integrated with more technology and better (for the average person) components does it seem like car audio is slowly dying?
a lot of car audio shops have been closing in my state and Best Buy has been shrinking its car audio area in all of my local stores.
With the factory H/U and integration of technology with factory systems it seems like the majority of people only replace components once they fail and it costs an arm&leg to replace it.
Overall it seems like the entire consumer industry (not only car audio) is going from user DIY/Fix to manufacturer OEM service with specific tools (apple's proprietary pentalobe screws) and oddly shaped OEM H/U's making it harder to upgrade.
With automation and autonomous driving cars just on the horizon, do you think the future of car audio will be dead?
Thinking in terms of a future where you don't even own a car. Just Uber a Tesla and use bluetooth headphones for music and go about your day?
Sure there will be a smaller part of the population still driving their old cars but eventually they will be phased out (designed obsolescence).
What do you guys think?